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This bronze medal by Jacques Elion commemorates the opening of a Jewish orphanage in Amsterdam. The Hebrew inscription reads: “Orphanage.” It was customary for Jewish communities to issue medals to…
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Jacques Elion
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
1865
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Lord of the world, my God,
I humbly beg You, with a broken heart,
And with my weak body,
To confirm my baby in Torah,
As a person of honor and riches.…
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Unknown
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1648
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Constantijn Netscher
Date:
1709
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Clara Asscher-Pinkhof, Leo Pinkhof
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
1918
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He never mentions it by name. It might have been Trebibor or Majdawitz, Soblinka or Birkenhausen. He talks about “the camp,” as if there had been just one.
“After the war,” he says, “I saw a film…
Contributor:
Carl Friedman
Places:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
1991